Approximations
Outcomes
In this lesson you will learn about:
- Rounding off numbers.
- Estimating answers to calculations.
Outcomes
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This YouTube video explores the concepts of approximations and estimations.
Video 1: How to calculate the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Video 2: Examples pertaining to calculating the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Video 3: Common mistakes made when calculating the area and circumference of circles and semi-circles
Note: After watching each video, click on the 'back button' to return to the VLE
The Earth behaves like a giant bar magnet and as such there is a magnetic field present around it. The Earth’s magnetic field is thought to be caused by flowing liquid metals in the outer core of the planet which causes electric currents and a magnetic field.
Outcomes:
The idea of the electric field, how it's useful, and explains how the electric field is defined.
Introduction to magnetism: Wikipedia article that provides an overview of the concept.
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The force that acts across the air gaps between magnets is the same force that creates wonders such as the Aurora Borealis. In fact, magnetic effects pervade our lives in myriad ways, from electric motors to medical imaging and computer memory. In this chapter, we introduce magnets and learn how they work and how magnetic fields and electric currents interact.
Forces at a distance are explained by fields (gravitational, electric, and magnetic) permeating space that can transfer energy through space. Magnets or electric currents cause magnetic fields; electric charges or changing magnetic fields cause electric fields.